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3+ min ago   (469+ words) The LGBTQ+ community in the Western Cape is mourning the death of Justine Davids, a 17-year-old LGBTQ+ learner who was murdered in Paarl on 9 August. According to Paarl East SAPS, the teenager — also known as Justine Jameelia Evangelista — was stabbed…...

8+ min ago   (535+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to expand Ghana’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity, with the goal of reducing the country’s dependence on imported medicines. He said the government received a five-year plan aimed at achieving greater self-sufficiency in the production…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (384+ words) LUSAKA, Zambia — Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended by the electoral authority Friday over reports of attacks on polling officials and the theft of some ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting…...

3+ min ago   (945+ words) Ghana’s efforts to tackle waste and build a more environmentally conscious society may need to start much earlier—in childhood. A sustainability educator and fashion advocate, Geopheson Azariel Elorm Selassie Abena, is calling for children as young as four to…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (79+ words) Zambia Election GazetteXtra A Zambia's army vehicle is seen parked at the entrance of the Election results centre, in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Four Janesville men arrested in gun killing held on $2 million bond Boys & Girls Club preparing to open…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (439+ words) MATCH REPORT: Boland moved closer to securing a spot in the Currie Cup semifinals after they beat the Lions 38-29 in their Round Five encounter at the Wits Rugby Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday. The visitors were 0-17 down in the opening…...

19+ min ago   (529+ words) Thousands of residents in Macambini and Ndulinde in KwaZulu-Natal are set to gain better access to fresh and reliable water following the completion of two water supply schemes designed to strengthen basic services in rural communities. For households that have…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (118+ words) State power utility Eskom still faces a massive debt burden, with municipal arrears around R118 billion and internal debt structures at R300 billion. However, South Africa has now recorded more than 450 consecutive days without load shedding. Generation performance is improving and Eskom…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (356+ words) Music stars set for SAMA honours, SABC takes over Delicious Festival partnership Channel Africa Music stars set for SAMA honours, SABC takes over Delicious Festival partnership As another vibrant week in African culture draws to a close, the local creative…...

7+ min ago   (758+ words) Deep in Ghana’s Eastern Region lies a forest reserve that holds one of the country’s most remarkable biodiversity secrets—the Atewa Forest Range Reserve, home to an extraordinary concentration of butterfly species and other rare forms of life. With reports…...